My simple personal organization system
After Matthew comment in my previous post I decided to explain the system I use to get my things done.
Basically I use categories to separate my stuff. I have such categories as Personal/Business1/Business2/Studies/Blog/Someday, etc. Every category has its own tasks, projects, notes and files. Projects consists of tasks. Tasks may have subtasks. And I also use online calendar. I decide what to work on by my personal priorities. I also mind the deadlines if there are such. No need of contexts for me. Firstly I start to work on the most important stuff, then move on to less important things and so on. That’s it. Nothing fancy. To manage my system I used to use Word documents or simple .txt files. Now I use a custom programmed web app.
I like my system because it’s just dead-easy to use it. And it gives me the flexibility and freedom I need. You just need to put everything in its place and know which things are more important than others. And after that it all depends on you. I guess there are more people who use a system similar to mine because it’s just plain common sense. And in the end it doesn’t matter what type of system or software do you use. What matters are the results you produce.
I just wanted to share a quick tip with you regarding the use of “its” and “it’s,” as it’s my personal English favorite and even native speakers mess it up all the time. “Its” is a possessive word, meaning “the thing belonging to it.” “It’s” is a contraction of “it” and “is.” So here’s the trick: once upon a time, a teacher told me that the apostrophe is the smoke coming out from when the second “i” got smashed out of “it is”. So if you can’t figure out whether to use “its” or “it’s,” you can think, “Have any letters been removed?” And then, if you say, “Yes, letters have been removed!” the apostrophe is the smoke. It’s a juvenile trick, but it’s foolproof. Your English is pretty good, by the way. I wish I had kept up as well on my French!
Hi Lauren,
Thanks for the tip. It’s really easy to decide that way whether to use “its” or “it’s”.
So what’s stopping you from mastering French? You could start a blog just as I did but only write it in French. I believe that the best way to improve your skills is to constantly practise them.